Second Generation Mobile VoIP Processor Chip Provides the Industry's Most
Highly Integrated Solution for Multimedia Voice and Video Applications
BOSTON, Fall 2005 VON Conference & Expo, Sept. 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader
in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors, today announced
a new second generation mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) processor
designed specifically for Wi-Fi(R) phones that feature advanced multimedia and
telephony capabilities. This single-chip VoIP processor enables a compelling
new class of multimedia voice and video applications such as video streaming,
digital cameras, video conferencing and data connectivity, all not available
from the typical cordless phones used in homes today.
Home entertainment products are evolving to embrace the new digital
revolution. Radios, portable tape players, VCRs and TV sets are now being
replaced with MP3 players, CD players, DVD players and HDTV sets. On the
other hand, the home telephone has changed very little to date and has not
taken advantage of many new multimedia technologies as of yet. Today's Wi-Fi
phones are beginning to leverage the convergence of VoIP and WLAN, enabling
the handsets to not only provide leading edge performance and features, but
also to interoperate with new home entertainment appliances. To enhance VoIP
phones, Broadcom chips feature advanced compression techniques (such as
BroadVoice(TM)32) for a superior audio experience.
"The performance and voice quality achieved through our BroadVoice32
technology allow phone calls to be near CD-quality," said Patrick Sullivan,
Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's VoIP phone products. "This
provides a significant differentiator to those service providers who offer
VoIP service when compared to traditional phone service."
Announced today is the Broadcom(R) BCM1161 -- a second generation mobile
VoIP processor that focuses on low-power and advanced multimedia and telephony
functions. The BCM1161's advanced multimedia features include polyphonic
ring-tone support, a 2 Megapixel digital camera, voice record/playback and
video clips record/playback. A variety of telephony features are also
supported by the BCM1161 including 3-way conferencing and speaker phone
support, and high-fidelity voice capabilities through the use of Broadcom's
BroadVoice technology. The new single-chip integrates an ARM9(TM)-based CPU,
analog voice codec with a direct microphone and high-output speaker interface,
262k color LCD display interface and a USB 2.0 interface.
"Selecting Broadcom as the supplier for our Wi-Fi phones was an easy
decision due to its product breadth and leadership position within both the
VoIP and WLAN markets," said Larry Lee, Vice President of the DataCom Business
Unit of Wistron Neweb. "The BCM1161 mobile VoIP processor platform has
allowed Wistron Neweb to develop a high-quality product with good voice
quality, range, battery life and support for the latest security and QoS
standards."
To reduce customers' time-to-market with new product designs, Broadcom has
developed the BCM91161 Wi-Fi VoIP phone reference design. The BCM91161
includes Broadcom's xChange(TM) VoIP software suite, Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP) call signaling stack, WLAN OneDriver(TM) and a LinuxOS-based
board support package, including all necessary drivers and software
development tools. This kit is available today to developers as a wireless IP
phone handset with a comprehensive hardware reference design support package.
Availability
Broadcom's BCM1161 mobile VoIP processor is available today and will be
offered in next-generation Wi-Fi phones from leading ODMs such as Alpha
Networks, Moimstone and Wistron Neweb. Demonstrations for the Broadcom
reference design as well as ODM partner products will be shown September 19th
through 22nd at the Fall VON 2005 Conference & Expo (Boston Convention and
Exhibition Center).
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in wired and wireless broadband
communications semiconductors. Our products enable the convergence of high-
speed data, high definition video, voice and audio at home, in the office and
on the go. Broadcom provides manufacturers of computing and networking
equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile
devices with the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-
a-chip and software solutions. These solutions support our core mission:
Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies,
with annual revenue of more than $2 billion. The company is headquartered in
Irvine, Calif., with offices and research facilities in North America, Asia
and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at
http://www.broadcom.com.
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Broadcom Trade Press Contact
Jeremy Hyatt
Corporate Communications Manager
949-926-5971
jhyatt@broadcom.com
Broadcom Investor Relations Contact
T. Peter Andrew
Sr. Director, Investor Relations
949-926-5663
andrewtp@broadcom.com
Broadcom Technical Contact
Monika Gupta
Product Line Manager, VoIP
949-926-7111
monika@broadcom.com
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CONTACT:
Broadcom Trade Press, Jeremy Hyatt, Corporate
Communications Manager, +1-949-926-5971, jhyatt@broadcom.com, or
Broadcom Investor Relations, T. Peter Andrew, Sr. Director,
Investor Relations, +1-949-926-5663, andrewtp@broadcom.com, or
Broadcom Technical, Monika Gupta, Product Line Manager, VoIP,
+1-949-926-7111, monika@broadcom.com
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